Chapter 364

On the European battlefield, due to the participation of the United States in the war, the Allies in Europe were gradually advancing and clearing out the enemy troops on the southern Mediterranean line. Due to the continuous losses on the fascist battlefield, the local area was threatened. The Italian government, as accomplice of Germany, experienced division and political turmoil. The Italian fascist regime was in a precarious state of internal and external difficulties.

The Japanese army was suffering retaliation from the US military on the Pacific battlefield, and it seemed that it could not take into account the changes in the strength of the Eighth Route Army in North China. At this time, Okamura Yasuji, the highest commander of the North China Front Army, would not have thought that under the policy of attacking and blocking the Communist Army and winning over and threatening the national army, there were still some national army secretly intervening in the Eighth Route Army.

The first thing the 12th District Team received the first batch of arms was to immediately expand the original structure to the brigade. Nearly one-third of the total number of arms had forced the brigade to expand the capacity by more than doubled. Except for the political and publicity xenophobics of more than 50 people, the entire brigade was close to more than 500 people, and the shiny bayonets were armed to the teeth. The soldiers' eyes were full of fighting desires. It seemed that the Japanese brigade did not dare to come and make trouble.

The recruits and puppet army reform soldiers who had been training with more than a dozen people had been waiting for a group of arms to be armed, and it happened to be a natural result.

Seeing the new guns and weapons in the hands of the soldiers, Wang Bao almost couldn't sleep all day and night. Other cadres in the district team also suffered from insomnia and laughed secretly when they had something to do. This was exactly the expected purpose of the Third Regiment. They planted a seed, slowly sprouted and grew stronger, and then blossomed and bear fruit. Other armed forces in the base area also blossomed everywhere. Through the tempering of combat, they grew and developed their strength bit by bit, turning back to the central Hebei region to face the Japanese whales swallowed and encroached on the highway and railway strongholds.

The other large and small troops in the 11th Division, which followed the 12th District team to scrape the oil and water, also made a small fortune. Although there were not many weapons to get evenly divided, no matter how small the mosquitoes were, they would be meat. It should not be underestimated. With the merger and reorganization of combat units in various places and the optimization of combination, the 11th Division increased its combat effectiveness by more than 2,000, which put an unprecedented pressure on the Japanese. The Eighth Route Army of the base area of ​​the 11th Division was already difficult enough, and coupled with the huge amount of arms obtained, this gave the Japanese headquarters in North China a headache.

As this batch of arms flowed into the base, it was like putting a heavy weight on the scale plate of the Eighth Route Army. The confidence and strength of the Eighth Route Army expanded much more than before, showing its sharp minions and looking for trouble everywhere, as if it was to show the effect of this batch of arms. The next action was even more unworthy of the Japanese. On July 30, the five main regiments of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region took the initiative to launch the Battle of Wei (He) South to further restore the base areas that were eroded by the Japanese before 1942, and destroyed several points one after another, completely shattering a series of policies of the Japanese army in North China.

After a long journey, Li Wei and Ding Heyang sent out information on the acquisition of the Ninth Army's support arms in a secret intelligence station in Taibai Mountain, Shanxi Province, and reported the news that Comrade Lao Hei of the Communist Party of China's Special Corps and the fifth platoon of soldiers' chariots were killed. During the process, Li Wei did not intend to conceal any thoughts, and was also prepared to accept punishment from his superiors.

After a period of silence, the radio station in District 12 only replied, asking Li Wei and Ding Heyang to return to the team as soon as possible. For other matters, we will be determined after asking our superiors first. Li Wei's behavior of being forced to shoot and kill his comrades may also cause a big commotion in the 11th Division, and even Wang Bao was worried about Li Wei's future.

When Li Wei and Ding Heyang passed through the intelligence station in Luliangshan, they also received news that all the arms were introduced into the base area provided by the Zhao family of the Ninth Army of the National Army. They finally breathed a sigh of relief. The huge price and sacrifice they paid were finally rewarded. The efficiency of the underground transportation line was far beyond Li Wei and the others. Before Li Wei could return to the base area, the batch of arms had already penetrated the blockade of the Japanese and the National Army through various channels, and entered the 11th Division safely without any loss.

Another telegram that followed with the armament was a notice of Li Wei's handling. Because Comrade Che Wu who died was a soldier in the 12th District Team. In addition to paying high pensions to Comrade Che Wu's family, the 11th Division made a serious mistake to Li Wei once and did not criticize him. However, Comrade Lao Hei, who belonged to the Central Special Section, seemed extremely generous and did not blame him at all. Instead, he praised Comrade Li Wei for his decisive behavior and no inappropriateness. As an agent of the Central Special Section captured by the Japanese army, if he was alive, the secrets were leaked and the dangers of other comrades were much greater than those of the victims. Li Wei couldn't help but relieve the torture and pain of Comrade Lao Hei and also ensured that the secrets of the Central Special Section were not leaked.

The 11th Division's unpainful punishment for Li Wei even surprised Ding Heyang. This kind of shooting of his own comrade can almost be regarded as a betrayal of the revolution in his eyes. The division headquarters' opinions on Li Wei were largely based on the attitude of the Central Special Branch. In addition, the behavior of protecting children in the top troops these days is not uncommon.

Although Ding Heyang was a little confused, it was too incredible, but he didn't have the courage to doubt the case settlement of his superiors. He could not twist his arm and could not afford to provoke military positions. If he dared to have any objections, he would not be allowed to go to the battlefield next time. Li Wei's gun was quietly aimed at him, and he was honored openly. He could not afford to provoke him, and he could still afford to hide. Ding Heyang made a silence for the first time.

Many veterans who have experienced the Long March of the Red Army know how much pressure they have to end their comrades’ pain with their own hands. After weighing the pros and cons, many cadres from the superiors can still understand Li Wei’s behavior. Judging from Li Wei’s previous performance, it is unlikely that they will become rebels. Even if they are really rebellious, the enemy has to consider whether it is true or false in the bad deeds of the Japanese military camp and prison in Renqiu County.

The group was moving on the winding and winding mountain roads under the scorching sun. More than a dozen white sheep's sweat towels were hung around their necks and carrying heavy lifts. From time to time, a few drops of sweat fell onto the boiling and dry road surface. A squeak! The ground almost evaporated the high temperature of the ground that was exposed to the ground instantly evaporated, leaving only the invisible salt marks.

In the middle of the team, a fat man, three women, and two children were lying on the five sedan chairs, all lying drowsy, and their bodies were rising and falling with the sedan chairs. Although there was a layer of cloth on the bridge blocking the strong sunlight, the thin silk jacket was also soaked in sweat. On the hot weather, even if they didn't move, they would sweat.

"Hurry up! Walk past the foot of the mountain in front, and you can rest for a while!" The man wearing a housekeeper who looked like a short maggot jacket was wearing a big straw hat and shaking a big palm fan to fan the wind and cool. The porters were sweating profusely and gritted their teeth and carried the loads as much as possible, trying to pick up the shaded place. They were all old coolies in a row, so they naturally knew how to save their strength.

After passing a foot of the mountain, near a mountain stream, the person who looks like a housekeeper can keep his word and asks the porters to stop the team and rest on the spot. He is not as comfortable as the masters and the young masters. He can sit in a sedan chair and can only walk along the team. The so-called convenience for others is also convenience for oneself.

As soon as I put down the carry, the porters rushed to the mountain stream, regardless of their image, pouring cold stream water on their faces to relieve the heat.

On the first sedan chair, the fat man took the summer-relieving tea handed over by the servant, took a sip, and breathed a long sigh, as if the heat in his body had dissipated most of the breath he exhaled, and his face became a little better. He heard the clamor of the porters by the stream, frowned unconsciously, and said to himself: "These coolies are really uneducated! They are so noisy."

"Master, I'll go and shut them up!" The butler heard the master's complaint and prepared to walk to the stream to stop the porters from playing and playing.

The eldest lady carrying the sedan chair stopped pulling the Buddhist beads that had never stopped chanting. She opened her eyes and called the housekeeper and said, "Forget it, let them go, we don't need to argue with the coolies." Then she looked at the second wife, the third wife and the two young masters. "This is all fate! If your fate is better, you may not be able to sell your hard work to eat. Amitabha, remember, do more good deeds and accumulate more virtues, and you will get good rewards from the gods. These poor people have committed evil in their previous lives and have retribution in their later lives."

The second lady glanced at the porters and said, "The eldest lady is right. She doesn't have perseverance like me and the third child. Otherwise, she would eat vegetarian food, chant Buddha, do good deeds and accumulate virtues like the eldest lady, and also seek good rewards in the next life." Although her tone was very kind, she felt that the eldest lady was so tired of the preaching of the cause and effect of the retribution.

"That's right, the peaceful life at home is maintained by the merits of the eldest lady on weekdays. The eldest lady is considered to have worked hard and made great contributions." The third lady also responded with a smile, but she didn't know what she was thinking.

One of the two young masters who had just woken up and looked around wide, said in confusion: "Auntie, I have seen many poor people, far more than rich people. Did there be many people doing bad things in their previous lives?! Isn't the world full of bad people?!"

"Oh! What do you know, a child! Don't talk nonsense, be careful to anger the gods." The third lady interrupted her son and asked the boy to continue to speak, it would probably arouse the eldest lady's disgust. Of course, she herself was half-believing and half-doubted about the sayings of ghosts and gods, and sometimes she would rather believe it.
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